Age to be eligible for Adult teams.

Frankie5Angels

Lads, looking for a bit of help or advice on whether a young lad is eligible for adult teams. Insofar as I can see the following rule (6.16) is in effect:

Age Grades
To be eligible for the Grades listed hereunder, a player
shall meet the respective stated age criteria:
Adult: Be over 16 years.
Under-21: Be Under 21 years and Over 16 years.
minor (Under 18): Be Under 18 years and Over 14 years.
Under 16: Be Under 16 years and Over 12 years.
Under 14: Be Under 14 years and Over 10 years.
Under 12: Be Under 12 years and Over 9 years.
To be “Under” an age shall mean that the player shall
celebrate the Upper Limit birthday (e.g. 21st. for Under
21 Grade) on the 1st. January of the Championship Year
or on a later date.
To be “Over” an age shall mean that the player shall
have celebrated the Lower Limit birthday (e.g. 16th. to
participate in Senior/Under 21 Grades) prior to the 1st.
January of the Championship Year.

So, if a fella turned 16 any time up to and including 31st December 2012, he's eligible for 'Adult' teams - am I right in saying that? Anyone aware of any changes to this?

Any and all help/advice would be appreciate

fatherted1969

As i understand it you can't be u16 and play senior but you can be u17 ie be 16 but your 17 in the same year. Think the rule changed to this in last couple of years as i remember an u16 playing for us in championship 7 or 8 years ago.

nice_guy80

you must be turning 17 in 2013 to play adult games

(two grades up)

Frankie5Angels

Sound lads, thanks, thought as much.